120 years of wheat varieties planted to track industry’s evolution
Wheat researchers are going back in time to produce a visual display of just how far the industry has come and to examine what work...
Continue ReadingKeshavulu’s tenure as TSSOCA director extended
He will be in the post for 5 years The State government has extended the tenure of K. Keshavulu as Director of Telangana State Seed...
Continue ReadingRegulating crops doesn’t guarantee better profitability for farmers: FSII Director General
Regulating crops is not an end in itself and does not guarantee better profitability for farmers, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) director general...
Continue ReadingThe light of Asian Seed flickers
Remembering the late Indian seed pioneer and APSA co-founder Dr Kuldip Raj Chopra, Researcher, entrepreneur, co-founder and honorary lifetime member of APSA, passed away on...
Continue ReadingCovid-19, importance of seed testing in seed supply chain
Gubba Seed Lab has organized a webinar for the seed fraternity on “ Covid-19, importance of seed testing in seed supply chain” on 21st May,...
Continue ReadingExplained: Labour short, can direct seeding be alternative to paddy transplanting?
The two granary states of Punjab and Haryana could face a shortage of an estimated 10 lakh labourers, mainly seasonal migrants from Bihar and Uttar...
Continue ReadingTelangana to regulate crops; to tell farmers what to grow and how much
No Rythu Bandhu to farmers that violate State’s mandate Perhaps for the first time in the country, the Telangana government is going to tell farmers...
Continue ReadingNew Seed Bill – Impact on farmers and seed industry
M. PRABHAKAR RAO President, National Seed Association of India The new Seed Bill, while addressing challenges of protection of intellectual property, harmonization between various legislations...
Continue ReadingRice-ing concern: COVID-19 creates supply and price volatility for Asia’s most ‘cost-sensitive’ crop
Lockdowns and trade barriers across Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have thrust rice – one of the region’s largest agricultural commodities – firmly into...
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